Jennifer Gardner interviews street artist Megzany. http://roamhowl.com/018
"I would never tell anyone ‘oh, test the waters.' No, just go. Sure it’s freezing, it’s going to stifle you, you’re going to go through all these tribulations, but you have to do it. If you know that you want a change, you have to dive in." ~Megzany
Meg Zany is a Los Angeles-based street artist. Zany’s first pieces of street art appeared early 2016 and she has since produced countless works in over a dozen cities around the world, including LA, San Francisco, Portland, Seattle, Boise, Denver, Chicago, Philadelphia, New York City, West Palm Beach, New Orleans, Montreal, London, Kraków, Paris, and Berlin. The nature of her work is often a contrast — bold in-your-face text paired with lively figures that intimately connect with viewers. Possessing an affinity for flight since a young age, her work often utilizes images that depict aviation. One of Zany’s most iconic stencils is of Amelia Earhart paired with the mantra, “Courage Has No Gender” in order to inspire and motivate others toward an optimistic future, while paying homage to all women who disrupt the forces of gender-profiling — just like Zany herself is doing daily within in the male-dominated world of street art.
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Highlights from the Episode:
How Jennifer and Meg met via the magic of Instagram
The story of how Meg went from fashion school to the business of corporate recruiting to street artist in downtown LA
"I just want to paint in my underwear… that’s my dream life.”
Hitting rock bottom with “job envy” and checking into therapy to in order to get to the bottom of what she was feeling so she could rewire her
Meg’s philosophy of just closing her eyes and going for it
"I didn’t know how hard it was going to be. I just figured that picture of where I wanted to get was going to be a lot more fun than where I was standing."
Choosing your own "sh!t sandwich" in life
How Meg arrived at the name “Megzany” by reading the dictionary and referencing Shakespeare
Scaling her lifestyle way back from her corporate income level and finding fulfillment through the creative process, rather than shopping and material possessions
Meg’s upcoming shows at The Hive in LA and The LA Residency
Insight into the culture of the LA street artist community
Where Meg gets her inspiration - soaking up her surroundings like a sponge and pairing images with her journal writing
Meg’s writing process for both her published book "Year One” and her
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